A review by zelma
Behind the Bookcase by Mark Steensland

2.0

Cute but derivative story about a girl discovering a secret world and then trying to stop an evil creature from destroying her world. It felt like Coraline Redux with a dash of Alice in Wonderland. The familiarity of the story kept me from enjoying it more though young readers will probably like this one. Being so short and straight forward made me think this was geared toward the younger end of Juvenile readers (age 7-11). I found the parents a bit too naive and the plot a bit too easy to wrap up. Still, it wasn't bad.